The game is themed around a rampaging tornado, which the player ultimately must guide to their area by shooting certain shots. Along the way, you'll collect Skyway Tolls (eventually paying them off entirely), raise the atmospheric pressure, and visit the cellar for random awards. Hitting the proper targets to direct the storm will enable the ball locks; lock two balls, then unleash The Power of the multiball.

The game is rather notable for two of its gadgets: spinning discs on the playfield that screw with the ball's travel, and a fan on the top of the backbox that blows at the player. Both activate when a lock is lit and during multiball.

This pinball demonstrates the following tropes:

Blow You Away: The storm elemental on the sides of the cabinet and fan, who blows the winds and sends down tornados and lightning. It's probably more for the Rule of Cool than anything else, though.

Cap: Similar to Earthshaker!, the Skyway Tolls cap at 99, and further shots to the right ramp will award a "Skyway Paid For" bonus.

Combo: Going between the Lo Pressure Jets to the upper right flipper, around the Hi Pressure Jets to the upper-right flipper, and up the 3-Toll Ramp scores a 3-Way Combo, accompanied by a really awesome siren sound.

Feelies: Subverted. There's a fan on the top of the machine that, when a whirlwind picks up, will blow on the players and cool them off. Helpful for more intense or competitive games, or just nice in a warm, crowded arcade. Sadly, the digital versions don't do this.

Product Displacement: Originally, the boy on the backglass was drawn wearing a blue baseball cap with the Chicago Cubs' "C" logo on it. Soon after production started, however, Williams was informed that they could not use the logo. In response, stickers with the Williams' "W" were used to cover up the letter "C"; the artwork was later modified to use the Williams' "W" instead.

Shout-Out: This could be seen as a Shout Out to Bally's classic Fireball, which was renown for having a spinning disc in the middle of the playfield, called the "Whirlwind Spinner".

Under the ramp in the upper-left corner of the playfield is a road sign reading "Visit the Fault", a reference to Pat Lawlor's Earthshaker!.

Signature Style: The fan and rotating discs, and the "bumper shot" through the Lo Pressure bumpers.

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